I heard about it from places, but I would like context.

I know Jesus is brown due to being Middle Eastern, but I wouldn't call him black.

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any self respecting culture will portray jesus in their own image. he appears white in europe, black in african countries where Christianity didnt come with colonialism (such as Ethiopia), oftentimes asian in asian cultures. its actually a huge red flag if a non-european culture portrays jesus with the white image because it often hints at a white supremacist/colonial influence. china (decolonized) often portrays jesus with local features while korea (colonized) portrays him in a white image.

that is if jesus is portrayed at all, protestants are technically not allowed to portray jesus

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